If travelling within the eurozone, I believe the lowest prices are in euros. And if travelling from the USA you can claim back the VAT so double bonus! The euro prices are on the French site.
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For me yes it’s overdoing. But I still say wear it if you like it.
I usually wear shawl or stole with an empreinte bag, I do not find it overdoing, but (to me personally) Mono bags are more noticeable, I would not probably do 2 items in classic Mono at the same time.
I think so. It s easy to go overboard with monogram items.
Thank you so much!!! I'll let you know my progress but right now it's just sitting on my floor stinking up my room.You are welcome! I also got come cedar spheres that I keep inside the Speedy B. I got them from the Vermont Country Store, but you can probably get them or something similar anywhere. I do hope you get the smell out.
It's funny, I don't mind the odor on my French Company Speedy, it is quite nice. The other one was very cloying. Oh, I also had skunk in my Neverfull thanks to my dog wiping his face off inside of it. That takes about six weeks in the garage to air out!
I am interested in buying an LV book, either the Natural History of City bags or the spirit of travel one. I’d like to read about the history of the company & have plenty of pictures of bags over the years to drool over...so which is the best in your opinions? If you have any other suggestions, they would be welcome too. Thanks.
Is claiming the VAT back for all tourists? I’m from Australia? Also where would you claim it? At the airport, or can you show you passport at the time of purchase and not pay tax? I’ve got a friend going to Europe soon, will Paris so might get her to get me a little something
VAT can be claimed back for all none EU residents. All VAT is refunded at airport. Typically if your friends buys at LV Paris, she/he will be given paperwork at the store when he/she shows his/her Passport. With that Passport, he/she can take the paperwork to get it stamped when he/she departs from an EU airport to a none EU destination. Make sure that LV item is in his/ her carry on to show stamping official if requested. With the stamped paperwork, your friend can go to a place (like Global Blue) inside departing area to get a refund. He/ she would want to get the refund through the credit card that he/she used to purchase the LV item.
You can get the estimated refund from here: http://www.globalblue.com/tax-free-shopping/refund-calculator/
He/she can also purchase duty free shops inside departure zone in an airport. In that case, there is no need for paperwork. Just show passport and you get de-taxed prices. There is an LV at Heathrow terminal 5. I think there may be one at terminal 3 although terminal 5 is the bigger store and presumably has more stuff. The de-tax price is 17% off UK online price. I believe that may be the only place that has a proper LV store inside airport. I’m not aware of a LV store at airport in Paris.
Even though Paris VAT is around 20%, after paperwork cost, you will only get around 12% back. So to see where you can get the best deal, it’ll come down to currency exchange and amount of money you actually get back. You can do the calculation from the link above to get a good idea about where is the best place for you to get your stuff.
Also I believe you will get the most VAT back from countries that have the highest VAT rate. For example Italy’s VAT is 22% and France’s VAT is 20%. So in theory, you would get a little bit more VAT back when you shop in Italy since places like Global Blue take the same amount of cut for administrative work whether you buy in Italy or France.
Hi Kevinh, thanks so much for taking the time to explain all this to me. It is very useful and I really appreciate it. I will definitely check out the link as well. Thanks so much!
Yes...thank you @Kevinh73 ! This was so helpful and informative. I've printed it out to refer back to and will read through the link you provided. Thanks, thanks again!!
This acrylic LV trunk on sale now on eBay is just too cool!!! Seller mentions it is a limited edition and a moet & chandon champagne mesh with LV. I love it and it would look perfect as a little table. 